Deliberative institutions as mechanisms for managing social unrest: The case of the 2008 chongqing taxi strike

China: An International Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 336-352

  Hess, Steve ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951162908     PISSN: 02197472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219747209000387     Document Type: Article

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44. For a more in-depth discussion of the reform of the CPC as an organisation
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